Susan LaMarca
Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.
“Being everyone’s frontal lobe”: From parenting to managing boomers, millennials feel they’re doing the emotional work for all generations
Millennials say they’re carrying emotional labor across generations.
On Oct 15, 2025 by Susan LaMarca
“How do you fix this?”: Adam Mosseri presented with a literal wall of code words teens use to circumvent Instagram’s algorithm during interview
“Not sure if I’ll ever trust tech’s ‘protective’ measures or intentions.”
On Oct 14, 2025 by Susan LaMarca
“That red glow was your warning”: Woman’s stainless steel pan literally explodes. Then a welder explains the hidden science
Who knew stainless steel pans were also apparently like Hot Pockets?
“Would totally do it again”: Woman stunned to discover her American Airlines flight to Chicago was actually…a bus ride
“When I exited the gate to get on the plane… it was a bus.”
On Oct 13, 2025 by Susan LaMarca
“I am no one’s person”: Woman explains what coupled people just don’t get about being “chronically single”
In a world that’s made for couples, show some love to the single people in your life.
“Trust her instinct”: Dog refuses to go near 100-year-old painting and viewers are convinced it’s haunted
“Georgia is right. The painting goes!”
On Oct 11, 2025 by Susan LaMarca
People are hanging off crosswalk signs to take part in the Kid Cudi-inspired “Maui Wowie” trend
“Just hangin around” to the tune of a 2008 banger that references a strain synonymous with tropical paradise.
On Oct 10, 2025 by Susan LaMarca
“Most heartbreaking thing ever”: Zoomer cries after learning about web 1.0 and the internet we lost
You didn’t have to live through the old good internet to cry about it on the new bad internet.
On Oct 8, 2025 by Susan LaMarca
“Making me emotional”: Thrifter finds decades-old notes left by previous owner in vintage purses
“I want to give all those purses a hug.”
On Oct 7, 2025 by Susan LaMarca
“Gen Z discovers meditation”: Man “rawdogs boredom” an hour every day for a month—and swears it’s changing his brain
“Boredom doesn’t really scare me anymore, or at least not as much.”
“I’d instantly quit”: Worker horrified after job forces super invasive time-tracking software
The new software records screenshots every 10 minutes.
On Oct 5, 2025 by Susan LaMarca
“I have a 100% success rate doing this”: Budgeting expert reveals word-for-word script to get your internet bill reduced
Friendly reminder: Don’t be rude to customer service.
On Oct 4, 2025 by Susan LaMarca
“She looked at me horrified”: Gen X teacher’s attempt at using old phrase backfires with 6th graders
Gen X is disturbed that younger people assume all their dusty idioms are racist.
On Oct 1, 2025 by Susan LaMarca
Customers are just learning Scrub Daddy will give you $2 for every old sponge you bring back
Fans of the delightful sponge have another reason to smile.
On Sep 30, 2025 by Susan LaMarca
“We’re still here”: Man wonders, what happened to the women who were obsessed with Tweety Bird?
“They’re Hello Kitty girls now.”
On Sep 27, 2025 by Susan LaMarca
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